Heavy bombardment hits Kharkiv: civilian infrastructure damaged, two injured

Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv and several settlements in the Kharkiv region have been targeted by intense missile strikes and drone attacks, leaving at least two civilians injured and causing widespread damage to infrastructure.

According to Oleh Syniehubov, Head of the Regional Military Administration, Russian forces launched five missiles at the Nemyshlyanskyi district of Kharkiv, with additional assaults involving five Multiple Launch Rocket System missiles, a Geran-2 UAV, a Molniya UAV, and four unidentified drones, Caliber.Az reports. 

The attacks have caused significant destruction to civilian infrastructure. In Kharkiv, an energy facility and an apartment building were severely damaged, while in the Kupianskyi district, the village of Velykyi Burluk saw three private homes impacted. The strikes have left the region grappling with power outages and structural damage to both residential and essential services.

Two civilians— a 58-year-old man and a 64-year-old woman— were injured in Kharkiv as a result of the bombardment.

Meanwhile, the ongoing evacuation efforts continue to provide a lifeline to civilians. The transit evacuation point in Lozova has taken in 40 new evacuees over the past day, bringing the total number of registered evacuees since the start of the operation to 16,147 people.

A total of 191 combat engagements were recorded throughout the day across various parts of the region.

By Sabina Mammadli